corruption
Seed from Open English WordNet (OEWN) 2025
Meanings by context
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- definition lack of integrity or honesty (especially susceptibility to bribery); use of a position of trust for dishonest gain
- definition in a state of progressive putrefaction
- definition decay of matter (as by rot or oxidation)
- definition moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles
- definition destroying someone's (or some group's) honesty or loyalty; undermining moral integrity
- definition inducement (as of a public official) by improper means (as bribery) to violate duty (as by committing a felony)